372 Persian Proverbs
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"That smells bad," said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.2.
A bad wound heals, but a bad word doesn't.3.
A beggar will always be a beggar even if they give him the whole world as a gift.4.
A blind man who sees is better than a sighted man who is blind.5.
A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.6.
A broken hand works, but not a broken heart.7.
A broken sleeve holdeth the arm back.8.
A camel does not drink with a spoon.9.
A child is a bridge to heaven.10.
A coquettish woman is like a shadow -- as you chase her she runs away, and if you run away, she chases after you.11.
A dog by your side is better than a brother miles away.12.
A friend is a poem.13.
A friend is like a poem.14.
A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by a single hair.15.
A greedy man is always poor.16.
A hungry person dreams of sangak bread.17.
A man can pose as a wise when searching for wisdom, but if he believes to have find it, is a fool.18.
A man without a child is a king without sorrows.19.
A man without passion is no son of Adam.20.
A man's servant can live for a hundred years; the slave of a woman dies in six months.